Since opening his mobile pizzeria Del Popolo over three years ago, Jon Darsky has developed a loyal following of fans willing to wait in line to get a taste of his naturally-leavened, beautifully blistered Neapolitan-style wood fired pies.

As Inside Scoop reported last April, in addition to running his truck, Darsky has been working on getting his companion brick-and-mortar pizzeria up and running.

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As with the mobile operation, pizza will be the focus. The restaurant’s menu will be rounded out with a small selection of market-driven antipasti, salads and in-house larder items from Darsky’s new chef de cuisine, Jeffrey Hayden.

Darsky was introduced to Hayden via another fellow dough slinger, Jeff Krupman (a.k.a the Pizza Hacker). Hayden has a solid fine dining pedigree, having worked at Alinea and Blackbird in Chicago, as well as New York’s wd50. For the past couple of years, Hayden has worked for another popular Bay Area pizza joint, Oakland’s Boot & Shoe Service.

While the opening is still some weeks away — Darsky is hoping to open sometime in mid to late November or early December — the pizzaiolo and his new chef have partnered with Feastly to host a handful of pop-up dinners to give diners a preview of what to expect at the new restaurant.

The Feastly pop-up previews will be held on October 28 and 29, with two seatings each night (one at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.) in the Dogpatch neighborhood. Tickets are available here.

The tentative menu, which is $39/person, will include a selection of pizza from Darsky and antipasti from Hayden.

In keeping with Darsky’s naturally-leavened pizzas, a selection of wines naturally fermented with native yeasts will be served.

Darsky says he’s looking forward to incorporating Hayden’s fine dining cooking style with his pizza concept, but ultimately, he wants the menu to be familiar and accessible. “It’s elevated, but it’s still a pizzeria,” says Darsky.